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Drummer Reggie Quinerly's "Invictus" to Be Released March 17 by Redefinition MusicDrummer/composer Reggie Quinerly made an indelible impression on the jazz world with his 2012 debut recording, Music Inspired by Freedmantown, a soulful and serious-minded tribute to the historic African-American neighborhood in Houston where he grew up. For his second CD, Invictus, which will be ...(Published: February 02, 2015) [read more]

Dawan Muhammad - Preachin To The ChoirPreachin to the Choir is saxist Dawan Muhammad's powerful but simultaneously energetically mellifluous return to the old school of B-3 underwritten grooves made all the more wistful and poignant by the presence of guitarist Calvin Keys, a cat who hasn't been heard from as much as should be ...(Published: February 02, 2015) [read more]

Debbie Harry adds additional shows to sold out Café Carlyle residencyWhile perhaps best known for her trailblazing 40-year career with iconic Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Blondie, Debbie Harry has always staunchly resisted the option of coasting on her laurels. Instead she has followed an idiosyncratic path that has demonstrated her restless creative ...(Published: January 30, 2015) [read more]

THE LADY WHO SHOT LEE MORGAN AUTHOR SPEAKS!"I am not on anybody's side. I am not on Lee Morgan's side. I am not on Helen Morgan's side. I am on the side of history."
Larry Reni Thomas
Author
The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan ...(Published: January 30, 2015) [read more]

Newport Jazz Festival Adds Jack DeJohnette and Lisa Fischer to 2015 LineupNewport Jazz Festival® Adds Jack DeJohnette: Made in Chicago
and Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton to 2015 Lineup
NEWPORT, RI, January 29, 2015 – Celebrating music made in Chicago and one of the world’s premier backup singers, George Wein is pleased to announce the additions of Jack ...(Published: January 29, 2015) [read more]

THE LADY WHO SHOT LEE MORGAN AUTHOR SPEAKS!"I am not on anybody's side. I am not on Lee Morgan's side. I am not on Helen Morgan's side. I am on the side of history."--Larry Reni Thomas, author of The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan ...(Published: January 29, 2015) [read more]

Updated with Additional Los Angeles Concert Dates! Jazz Collective Sasha's Bloc Plans Four Nights of Shows to Celebrate Release of New CD, 'Heart On Fire' - LA Dates will feature Jane Monheit and Alvin Chea****UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL LA CONCERTS!
Jazz collective Sasha’s Bloc, featuring guest vocalist Jane Monheit, confirms ‘Heart On Fire’, an original album that hearkens back to the Big Jazz Band sound of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, and to a performance style that evokes such seminal acts as ...(Published: January 29, 2015) [read more]

DC Jazz Festival Announces 2015 Headliners Featuring a Diverse Array of International Talent to Perform Across the Nation’s Capital, June 10-16The DC Jazz Festival announced some of this year’s headliners, a diverse selection of renowned and emerging artists performing in venues across the nation’s capital, June 10-16. Locally, nationally and internationally acclaimed artists confirmed for the 2015 DCJF include multiple award winner ...(Published: January 28, 2015) [read more]

Saxophonist ShaShaty set to embark upon a “Dream Ride” leading to a “Brighter Day”Vibrant radio single precedes the artist’s Steve Oliver-produced album, due March 3.
Los Angeles, California (28 January 2015): It’s a new dawn for veteran contemporary jazz saxophonist ShaShaty, who will release his sixth album entitled “Brighter Day,” on March 3 on the newly formed ...(Published: January 28, 2015) [read more]

Jazz House Kids to host Food, Jazz and Wine eventFour Top NJ Restaurants Cook for Body & Soul –
A Night for the Senses with Fine Wine & Cuisine and Soulful Jazz
to benefit Jazz House Kids, February 28
(Montclair, NJ 1/21/2015) -- Jazz House Kids, a Montclair-based nonprofit that has gained a reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent ...(Published: January 28, 2015) [read more]

New Avishai Cohen Trio CD, "From Darkness," Set For Release March 31stFrom Darkness, the new and 15th album from multi-talented composer-bassist-singer Avishai Cohen, is set for release March 31st via Sunnyside/Razdaz Recordz. A critical darling whose press fans include The New York Times, NPR, MOJO, Jazz Times and many others, the release of From Darkness will be ...(Published: January 27, 2015) [read more]

Elio Villafranca - Feb. 20-21 - JALC - World Premiere "Cinqué - Music of the Caribbean"Elio Villafranca
February 20-21
Jazz at Lincoln Center
"Cinqué - Music of the Caribbean"
w/ Special Guest Jon Faddis
Elio Villafranca brings an all-star band with special guest Jon Faddis into The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center on February 20-21 for the world premiere of ...(Published: January 27, 2015) [read more]

Irvin Mayfield and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Kick Off 12-City TourIRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
KICK OFF 12-CITY TOUR FEBRUARY 5 – 22, 2015
NEW ORLEANS, LA, January 26, 2015 – Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) hit the road for a 12-city tour beginning in Miami, FL on February 5 and wrapping up in Fairfield, CT on ...(Published: January 26, 2015) [read more]

Maverick New York Saxophonist Daniel Bennett Creates Buzz with Major New Release, "The Mystery at Clown Castle" (Manhattan Daylight Media)Saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been making headlines for the last decade with his quirky blend of modern jazz, pop, and folk music. The Boston Globe calls it, "a mix of jazz, folk, and minimalism." The maverick New York bandleader plays saxophone, flute, oboe, and clarinet on his forthcoming ...(Published: January 26, 2015) [read more]

Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba!Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Kennedy Center
The Egg & Joe's Pub!
On the heals of the highly-acclaimed double CD set "New Yor-Uba", Michele Rosewoman keeps the flame burning with a stretch of exciting performances! Try to keep up with this woman's energy, as she leads her evolving ...(Published: January 24, 2015) [read more]

Drummer Aaron Comess confirms March 21 CD release concert at Rockwood Music Hall 3, to celebrate what is by far his most straight ahead, purely-jazz album to-date - A high-energy collection inspired by the Miles Davis and John Coltrane Groups of the earlyDrummer Aaron Comess has confirmed a March 21 CD release concert at Rockwood Music Hall 3, to celebrate what is by far his most straight ahead, purely-jazz album to-date -- a high energy collection of originals and seminal covers inspired by an era that changed the course of his musical life: the ...(Published: January 23, 2015) [read more]